Post 296 Ellendale, Minnesota
Post 296
Ellendale, Minnesota
HISTORY
1910
101st Anniversary of Ellendale’s Post 296
Oct 22, 1919
Full Story American Legion Post 296, in Ellendale, MN, was the third and final Legion post to be founded in Steele County.
1920
Auxiliary Member Mayme Campbell: “A Wonderful Influence for Good”
Feb 1922
Full Story Mary Margaret Campbell, affectionately known as Mayme, was the wife of Ellendale Eagle
1930
Easter Seals for Disabled Children
Apr 3, 1935
Full Story Besides selling Christmas Seals in winter, the Ellendale Legion Auxiliary sold Easter Seals every spring. The money went to support children with physical disabilities.
The Post 296 Auxiliary Celebrates Forget-Me-Not Day
Sep 28, 1935
Full Story The red poppy has long been associated with the American Legion Auxiliary. But in its early years, the Auxiliary also sold blue forget-me-nots to raise money for disabled veterans.
1940
Poppy Day in Ellendale
May 24, 1941
Full Story After World War I, the red poppy became a symbol of the soldiers who died in the conflict. The American Legion Auxiliary promoted the poppy as a token of remembrance and sold paper poppies on the Saturday before Memorial Day.
1960
Legion Birthdays
Mar 15, 1969
Full Story On March 15, 2020, the American Legion will celebrate its one hundred-and-first birthday. Fifty-one years ago in 1969, the Ellendale Legion and Auxiliary took the opportunity to celebrate not only the Legion’s birthday, but also the birthdays of two prominent Legionnaires.
